A glove is a glove right?

How long do your gloves last?

I guess this is a roundabout way of asking if $200 gloves last longer than $100 gloves. I never seem to get more than 12 months out of mine. The stitching always goes on a couple of fingers on my right hand. I guess I should use my left hand more

Over the years I have had various brands from Joe Rocket to Dry Rider and RJays. I’m not a fan of the full race type glove and prefer a summer weight with knuckle protection but I still haven’t found a pair that lasts more than 12 months or so. I blew out my favorite RJays this morning. Trust me that one finger was cold.

I’d love to find the Joe Rockets again but can’t seem to get the same ones.

What have you lot got?

I've had my Rjays summer gloves, same as yours, for over 3 years. Still going strong a little faded though.

Can't seem to find a good winter glove. I buy a new pair every winter in the hope I find a good pair.
Currently I'm using a pair of Dryrider Nordic Seem to be warm enough, although I only bought them towards the end of last winter so they haven't had a lot of use.

Carnt say I wear the out too much .Would you like to borrow a pair ?

Enough to fit out 40 Michael Jacksons.

I've been told that if you want the best winter glove, buy the top BMW winter gloves - apparently they are around $300 a pair but some people swear by them. I'm like you 2WA, prefer to ride as long as I can with Summer gloves, even if I'm using thermal inserts. But now too cold for those in Canberra - minus 2 yesterday morning.

I have summer gloves (dririder) I think they are fantastic. On my second pair in over 4 years so they wear pretty well. First pair were damaged in a crash and didn't last much longer after that. Current set are definitely not due for replacement yet.

I also have a pair of winter gloves if it really gets too cold. Dont wear em much as I dont find I have as good feel through them.

Ride to work most days and tend to also get out on the weekends so lack of wear is not from lack of use.

Ewok1958 wrote:I've been told that if you want the best winter glove, buy the top BMW winter gloves - apparently they are around $300 a pair but some people swear by them. I'm like you 2WA, prefer to ride as long as I can with Summer gloves, even if I'm using thermal inserts. But now too cold for those in Canberra - minus 2 yesterday morning.

I also have a collection of gloves.
I got a pair of bmw winter pro gloves and they were $200 but very warm and supposedly waterproof, well when I got in a major downpour up at Grafton well they performed better than most gloves but my hands were very clammy when I took them off, warm though very warm gloves and would suit Canberra winters.
Summer gloves I use Five motocross gloves, very cool.
I also have Dainese meshy kind of gloves that are not very cool or airy, but I use them when its too cold for the Fives.
Also have Five semi wintery gloves which are quite good in cold weather.

I have one pair of summer gloves and one pair of winter gloves both are fantastic.

My summer gloves are a pair of Alpine star wrist length with holes everywhere but still with good knuckle protection.



My winter gloves are Rukka Argosaurus and are BLOODY FANTASTIC warm, dry, good quality leather with full Goretex lining cost???? $150 as memory serves. I rode from Hobart to Devonport through rain and believe it or not SNOW and fingers were dry and warm the whole day.

I`ve got a pair of alpinestars sp3. they don`t have knuckle lumps as you require, but...I`ve had them 3 1/2 years now, and they`re still in good condition. I find them very comfortable,and they were just over $100 at the time!

The Collins and DriRider gloves I had were garbage. I now rock a set of cheapish Teknic Chicane gloves which i find for the money are good quality.

Same as these


and a review http://www.revzilla.com/product/teknic-chicane-gloves

I bought a pair of leather Thinsulate gloves off ebay and have never had a problem with them.

Currently in use I've got a pair of RJays summer gloves (need replacing) and a pair of DriRider "Air Protection" (???) winter gloves.

Summer gloves - In the past I've bought $150 gloves and $30.00 gloves and at best I can get 2 summers out of them. That's not 2 years, more like 9 to 10 months of actual wear.

Winter gloves - I get years and years out of winter gloves. The current pair are about 2 years old. The last pair (Black Rose - Torrini Leathers) I had for 6 years or more before my son stole them to ride to Qld 2 years ago.

In the cupboard I have various pairs of gloves in various states of condition. I have one pair of DriRider 'all season' gloves that are in good condition but hardly get worn because they are to hot for summer and too cold for winter. In fact I can't remember when or why I bought them.

Thanks all. I have broken out the back up DR's this morning.
I don't have the same feeling in them so they'll always be spares.
I'll let you know what I get as my main pair.

Ive got AGV Sport summer gloves. Dunno if you can buy them anymore, so the last time I was up for a new set - I bought 2!! I love em as an almost all year round set. If I recall, they last me at least 2 years, possibly 3.

Now my winter gloves are DriRider Storm. I think I wrote a report on them somewhere in here. My opinion hasnt changed......they're still pretty ordinary. I really dont like the plastic knuckle guards, coz they trap any moisture for days and days. I use my work computer to dry them out after each wet outing! The visor wiper blade is one of the best bits of the glove! Up until these Dri Riders, Ive never spent anymore than $100 on gloves. The AGV's were around $70.......I think

I know some people will scorn this, but I have a pair of Aldi MC gloves that will not die. Two years of near daily use in all weather conditions and they are still in great knick. I did start using Fox summer gloves in warmer weather recently and they have held up well with only the velcro giving up but this also happened on my Fox MTB gloves, so maybe its something with their supplier.

ThatOtherGuy wrote:I know some people will scorn this, but I have a pair of Aldi MC gloves that will not die. Two years of near daily use in all weather conditions and they are still in great knick. I did start using Fox summer gloves in warmer weather recently and they have held up well with only the velcro giving up but this also happened on my Fox MTB gloves, so maybe its something with their supplier.

From what I've seen Aldi gear is pretty good value. I still can't put a $60 helmet on my noggin but the rest of their gear seems ok.

2wheelsagain wrote:

ThatOtherGuy wrote:I know some people will scorn this, but I have a pair of Aldi MC gloves that will not die. Two years of near daily use in all weather conditions and they are still in great knick. I did start using Fox summer gloves in warmer weather recently and they have held up well with only the velcro giving up but this also happened on my Fox MTB gloves, so maybe its something with their supplier.

From what I've seen Aldi gear is pretty good value. I still can't put a $60 helmet on my noggin but the rest of their gear seems ok.

agree about the helmet.

ThatOtherGuy wrote:

2wheelsagain wrote:

ThatOtherGuy wrote:I know some people will scorn this, but I have a pair of Aldi MC gloves that will not die. Two years of near daily use in all weather conditions and they are still in great knick. I did start using Fox summer gloves in warmer weather recently and they have held up well with only the velcro giving up but this also happened on my Fox MTB gloves, so maybe its something with their supplier.

From what I've seen Aldi gear is pretty good value. I still can't put a $60 helmet on my noggin but the rest of their gear seems ok.

agree about the helmet.

I looked at their helmets last time they had them in. I wouldn't wear one either, but only because it didn't fit properly and was hellishly uncomfortable.

I think I win? I am still using the pair of black, mid sports leather $70 Rivet gloves I bought when I got my L's about 7 years ago. The are now a weird shade of green/grey and have been on the road two or three times, but are still in surprising good condition. The stiching/leather has worn so nice and smooth on the inside I can't part with them.

I've done about 100,000km in them from commuting to track days. I'll try to get a photo.

I bought an AMCN mag the other day (with the start of the 1,000cc sports bike test in it). Anyhow, it came with a free Dririder catalogue. Here's the weird bit. There are 34 different types of glove in the catalogue. This isn't a store catalogue, just Dririder. I don't get it. No store will ever stock 34 models of one type of glove - I suppose the idea is you'd buy on-line from the catalogue. But you I? I doubt it - I'd want to know how they felt, were they comfortable, would I think they'd affect my ability to control the bike, etc, etc. So I'd be wanting to try them on at a shop. But I've just said no shop would stock that sort of range from one (of many) manufacturers. I still don't get it.

PS: My winter gloves are Fives. Pretty bulky and I reckon they lost their insulating properties in one winter. Summer gloves are Dririder open mesh - fantastic and I've found they last a few years (getting tattier as time goes on).

You have to remember that the catalogue probably caters to the world market. And even here is Aus you'll find that half the gloves are probably unsuitable anyway and the other half would probably only be stocked in varying degrees depending on the location of the shop. I expect a Cairns shop would probably sell more summer oriented gear and a Hobart shop more winter oriented gear.

My local Suzuki dealer would order in from the catalogue and if you didn't like the gloves when they turned up they would just send them back.

summer gloves are pawtectors. seem ok but not a lot of protection.
I have a set of motodry's that have done about 150,000 and still holding up ok.
not warm in winter but you can get the glove liners and in brisbane, they do just fine for the 4weeks of cold weather
I have seen people using dish washing rubber gloves over the top, disposable latex ones over the top etc and people swear by the setup. dry, keeps the wind out but looks really silly.

a friend uses bmw gloves - they die every year but because they are bmw, they are under warranty and get replaced for free.

The rubber overglove idea is not so silly. Doesn't have to look silly.

I may have posted this before, but certainly in another forum. I live in Dairy country. The farm supplies outlets, e.g. Murray Goulbourn Retail which sell supplies to wash vats and dairy gear provided the answer in a long pair of rubber gloves.

These are made to provide protection from the caustic chemicals used in cleaning vats and gear much to the elbow or beyond and have a healthy roll at the cuff. They come in different sizes, and the last pair I got was black. I tried them on over my usual winter gauntlet and jacket. - There were no silly colours. I don't know if they are still available. The last pair I bought was years ago. They were heavy rubber and totally fixed the hands wet problem, gave reasonable dexterity as well as covering the join between the gauntlet and cuff. No more wet in the area between the wrist and elbow on a sustained wet trip. I'd use these any time I was contemplating a lengthy ride in real wet conditions. Being rubber, they eventually succumbed to the ravages of oil exposure, time and storage. Due for replacement. What's the bet they only are made in vinyl and only come in lurid blue?

I'll have a look and see whether they are still available as they were. Just the thing.

How they will fit now, in the era of armoured gloves might be another thing.

bright yellow or green.
better than freezing and you can get the totally disposable ones that are ultra thin, so they wouldnt
really affect dexterity like thick winter gloves do.

I hadnt considered the length covering the join, so that is good thinking.

I can see alpine stars or someone coming out with rubber over gloves (just so you can do the dishes after a long cold ride)...